Hundreds line streets of Liverpool for Alfie Evans funeral cortège

Well-wishers and supporters gathered on the streets near Goodison Park football ground and threw flowers as the hearse passed on the way to a private family funeralPhil Noble/Reuters

Hundreds of people have gathered on the streets of Liverpool to watch the funeral procession of Alfie Evans, who died after a battle over his treatment, pass by today.

A private funeral is being held for the 23-month-old boy today and it has attracted crowds of well-wishers along the procession route, with many gathering outside Goodison Park, the home stadium of Everton football club.

Alfie, who had a degenerative brain condition, died on April 28. Doctors and judges deemed that it was in the child’s best interests to withdraw his life support, while his parents battled for permission to have him flown to Italy for further treatment, even though it was deemed futile by those treating him in England.

Alfie, who had a degenerative brain condition, died on April 28Alfies Army/Facebook/PA Wire